You may find yourself in a
beautiful 17th/18th century manor-house, the Casa
do Campo in Minho region,
in an idyllic corner, under the biggest tailored camellia garden
in the world. A breathtaking
scenery. In Porto,
in the Romantic Museum,
greeting life with a Vintage
(preferably) at the Old Port Manor-House, is an unforgettable
event. To enter in the beautiful gardens of “Casa de Serralves” and
walk through The Modern Art
National Museum and,
in the afternoon, to taste the “Five o’clock tea “or
just have a coffee in the Majestic, at Santa Catarina shopping street,
are gold pieces to attach to our memorial album. And then, by sunset,
a healthy promenade by the sea, hand in hand, in the Passeio Alegre,
at Foz do Douro. The
Romantic Portugal also invites you to an unforgettable tour to the Douro Valley,
the land of Port
Wine,
altar of nature, as well as to the magnificent Buçaco Forest and
its fascinating Fern Valley,
sheltered in the ancient neo-manuelin style manor-house, decorated
with historical tile panels. Next it is Coimbra,
the Penedo da Saudade, the Quinta das Lágrimas and, by the
Fonte dos Amores, it is time to remember Castro Tragedy, the love
story of King Pedro I by Inês de Castro. At Marquês
de Marialva in Cantanhede, it is always the ideal time
for a tête à tête with
good gastronomy, the conventual sweets and the famous Bairrada wines.
The
Romantic Portugal Tour also provides you with the charm and the quietness
of the medieval villages of Marialva,
Sortelha or Monsanto,
as well as the elegance of the Alentejo Pousadas in Vila Viçosa, Estremoz, Évora or Alvito. The Romantic Portugal is intensively
lived in Sintra, in the
tenderness and beauty of this charming town. The British Lord Byron
wrote in Sintra his best poems. In here it is also worth the visit
to the Pena Palace,
the Seteais Palace,
the House of Regaleira, besides Monserrate. And it is now time for Lisbon,
a detailed and careful visit to Ajuda Palace,
near Jerónimos Monastry, as well as Queluz Palace.
And do not fail to climb the hill of S. Jorge Castle, walk through
Graça and get to know Alfama, Mouraria and Bairro Alto, remembering
Amália Rodrigues the famous Fado lady. Go to S. Carlos for
Opera or to a concert in Coliseu and listen to the Fado, in the peculiar
quarters or have dinner at Cozinha Velha, by candle light, these
are all images to keep.
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